# tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction

Works through drug-drug interactions: mechanism, severity, a 0–100 risk score and what to do about the prescription. Built for polypharmacy reviews.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 452 installs · ★ 1759
- Author: mims-harvard
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/tree/HEAD/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction

## What it does

The skill analyses a drug pair in both directions — A acting on B, then B on A. For each pair it names the perpetrator and the victim, then works out whether absorption, distribution, metabolism or elimination changes. From there it scores clinical significance on a 0–100 scale that combines mechanism, severity and evidence quality, and suggests how to manage the combination. The report lands in `DDI_risk_report.md` first and gets filled in section by section.

Before hitting any external database, the skill points you at a local reference, `scripts/pharmacology_ref.py`. It runs offline with no external dependencies and answers questions about CYP and UGT roles: substrates, inhibitors, inducers, the narrow therapeutic index list, and known pairs such as valproate plus lamotrigine or simvastatin plus ketoconazole. One call looks like `python scripts/pharmacology_ref.py --type interaction --drug1 "valproate" --drug2 "lamotrigine"`. When the reference has nothing, the skill searches PubMed, UniProt, ChEMBL and ClinVar instead of reasoning from memory.

Glucuronidation via UGT gets its own section, because CYP450-only thinking misses it. That is where valproate plus lamotrigine breaks: UGT1A4 inhibition roughly doubles lamotrigine levels. You need Python on the machine to run the reference script; the external databases come in through ToolUniverse tooling.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mims-harvard/ToolUniverse tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --path skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/tree/HEAD/skills/tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check two drugs for an interaction before prescribing
- assess risk in a patient on five or more medications
- trace the mechanism behind new symptoms after a drug change
- find an alternative that avoids a known interaction
- estimate QTc prolongation risk from several drugs at once

## Example prompts
- Check the interaction between valproate and lamotrigine and give me a risk report
- This patient is on five drugs — review the polypharmacy and flag the dangerous pairs
- New symptoms started after a new medication, check whether it interacts with what they already take

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name: tooluniverse-drug-drug-interaction
description: Assess drug-drug interactions — CYP metabolic interactions (substrate/inhibitor/inducer), transporter (P-gp, BCRP, OATP) effects, pharmacodynamic synergy/antagonism, clinical significance scoring, and management recommendations. Use for polypharmacy review, prescribing decision support, and safety analysis when adding or switching drugs.
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# Drug-Drug Interaction Prediction & Risk Assessment

Systematic analysis of drug-drug interactions with evidence-based risk scoring, mechanism identification, and clinical management recommendations.

**KEY PRINCIPLES**:
1. **Report-first approach** - Create DDI_risk_report.md FIRST, then populate progressively
2. **Bidirectional analysis** - Always analyze A→B and B→A interactions (effects may differ)
3. **Evidence grading** - Grade all DDI claims by evidence quality (★★★ FDA label, ★★☆ clinical study, ★☆☆ theoretical)
4. **Risk scoring** - Multi-dimensional scoring (0-100) combining mechanism + severity + clinical evidence
5. **Patient safety focus** - Provide actionable clinical guidance, not just theoretical interactions
6. **Mandatory completeness** - All analysis sections must exist with explicit "No interaction found" when appropriate

---

## LOCAL PHARMACOLOGY REFERENCE (USE FIRST)

Before querying any external database, consult the local reference script for instant answers on CYP/UGT roles and known critical interactions:

```
scripts/pharmacology_ref.py   (no external dependencies, runs offline)

# Q927 pattern — valproate + lamotrigine:
python scripts/pharmacology_ref.py --type interaction --drug1 "valproate" --drug2 "lamotrigine"

# What does a drug do to UGT enzymes?
python scripts/pharmacology_ref.py --type ugt_inhibitor --drug "valproate"

# What enzymes metabolise a drug?
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